User Story

A User Story describes HOW a specific actor achieves a specific goal through step-by-step scenarios. It is the missing specification layer between goals (WHAT we want) and function models (WHAT the system needs). User stories are IDEA-layer artifacts, PRIOR to modeling.

• BDD User Story Format
• UML Use Case / Scenario
• User Story Mapping (Jeff Patton)

• actor protocol
• motivation protocol
• fixture-management standard

• id string — Unique identifier within the parent entity
• actor_ref string — Reference to actor role this story is for
• goal_ref string — Reference to motivation goal this story achieves